Jackson County's 200-year history has been sealed in a time capsule, not to be reopened for 50 years.

The Sun Herald reported that maintenance crews placed it into the ground Thursday in front of the courthouse in downtown Pascagoula.

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The stainless-steel capsule is 30 inches tall and 24 inches in diameter.

The time capsule contains an extensive list of memorable markers in time.

It has several issues of the Sun Herald, The Mississippi Press, Ocean Springs Gazette and The East Central Link News.

There are also clippings from hurricanes Katrina and Isaac, a Bible and a research binder with information regarding the debate on whether Jackson County was named after James Jackson or Andrew Jackson.